Agricultural implement



May 19, 1931. SCHERMULY 1,805,850

" I AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT Filed Sept. 15, 1928 l N V EN TOR.

Joseph Sqizermuly A TTORNE Y.

Patented May 19, 1931 I :1 ATsNr oerce I JosErn SCI-IEBMULY, or WICHI'IA, KANSAS AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT Application filed September 15, 1928. Serial No. 306,122.

The invention relates to agricultural imbe noted that the left rectangular frame secplements such as ridge busters and the, like tion 1002-11m-10w is carried by two sets of and has for its object to allow for adjusting wheel elements 15-15 while the second recthe frame of the machine to ground conditangular frame element -11 10 is car- 5 tions. For purposes of illustration, my inried by but one set of wheel elements -15; vention is shown upon a wide implement that the rear element 10% of the left hand 1 7 known as a ridge buster or ridge leveling masection projects for a distance to engagev chine as used in leveling the ground after with and form a hinged connection at 24: listing. In the drawing, Fig. 1 is shown a with the corner element of the second section 10 ridge buster adapted for leveling six ridges. 1011107; and that the bar elements 17 It is obvious that in a machine as wide as this and 20 lead in parallelism forwardly from 1 that the ground level will so vary that unless their respective inner corner frame connecsome means were employed such as that later tions. This placing of the 'pull at 16 so closely described, that the unit ridge busters would adjacent the hinge 23 permits of a flexible 15 at times be out of or deeply in the ground, functioning of the paired rectangular frames 5 and for this reason Iemploy a hinged frame different than would be the case if the point element which permits'of the composite maof hinge were made at the adjacent ends of chine to adapt itself to such ground condithe forward elements 10 and 10m. tions as found. I Such modifications may be employed as V Referring to Fig. 1 at the right thereof at lie within the scope of the appended claim.

10 and 10 are seen parallel frame elements Having fully described my invention, what connected by tie elements 11. From this 'I now claim as new and desired to secure by frame at spaced intervals may be adjustaloly LettersPatent is:

} positioned the unit ridge busting means such In an agricultural implement; a pair of as seen at 12 and 18, suitably carried in the right and left rectangular frame elements;

usual method and with adjusting means for a pair of wheel transport sets associated with arranging the discs in a preferredrelationone frame and a single set of wheel transport ship to the ridge centers 14. V'Jheels 15 folmeans associated with the second set; a hinge low in the lister rows and carry the frame. connection between the inner corner of one at 10111O is disclosed at the left of the of the second frame as extended towards said figure at 10a=11w-1000 and is similarly corner element of the first frame; each equipped with wheels 15 and disc means 12 frame having forwardly extending elements; and 18. v arrranged in parallelism with and adjacent At 16 is seen the pull bar for attachment the line of draft of the composite machine, to the tractor or horse evener. From this each forwardly extending element being rigid member 16 lead tie bars 17, 18; 19 connecting to its particular frame; saidparallel extendto the frame 10% as will be readily undering elements having ahinged connection for stood. Tie bars 20, 21 and 22 connect from 1 wardly from the paired rectangular frames; v the frame 10 as seen. At 23 is a hinged C0115 and a draw bar element rigid to one of said nection between the forward ends of the tie forwardly extending elements and closely adbars 17 and 20, while at 24 is seen a hinged jacent to said hinge.

' connection between the rear frame elements In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. 10 and 1002. Thus the tractor pull at 16 serves JOSEPH SCHERMULY. v to pull the composite frame work 10 and 10m to properly perform the function of the agri- 1 cultural implement, while the hinge elements 23 and 2f allow for the machine to accommodate itself to changing groundpositions and the purpose of the invention. It will A second frameof like character to that seen rectangular frame and the adjacent corner 

